Brazil coach Dunga praised his defenders when he named his squad for November's World Cup qualifiers.
Brazil boss happy at the back
Brazil coach Dunga heaped praise on his defenders when he named his squad for November's World Cup qualifiers.
Dunga has seen his side, who play Peru and Uruguay on 18th and 21st November respectively, concede only five goals in their last eight competitive internationals and they have kept clean sheets in the last three matches.
Dunga singled out Juan and Lucio, who form the regular partnership at the heart of the defence, but the Brazil boss insists all his squad have played a part.
"I'd say that we've found the ideal couple," said Dunga. "You can easily find 10 or 15 top level defenders, but all the ones I've picked have lived up to expectations.
"We Brazilians have tended to worry about this area in the past, but now we are exporting defenders and goalkeepers as well and this makes me happy."
Dunga made only one change to his 22-man squad from the last outing against Ecuador, replacing central defender Alex Silva with Naldo.
Brazil squad in full: Julio Cesar (Internazionale), Doni (Roma); Maicon (Internazionale), Daniel Alves (Sevilla), Alex Costa (Chelsea), Juan (Roma), Lucio (Bayern Munich), Gilberto (Hertha Berlin), Kleber (Santos), Naldo (Werder Bremen); Gilberto Silva (Arsenal), Josue (Wolfsburg), Mineiro (Hertha Berlin), Fernando (Girondins Bordeaux), Diego (Werder Bremen), Elano (Manchester City), Kaka (Milan), Julio Baptista (Real Madrid); Robinho (Real Madrid), Ronaldinho (Barcelona), Vagner Love (CSKA Moscow), Afonso (Heerenveen)
